You know, David Bowie's reach and influence throughout all the musical genres was huge, you know, whether you're talking about electronica or jazz or blues or Latin music. You guys paid tribute to him on your show, I understand. It was a big week in music, and we can't finish up without referencing the passing of David Bowie. And jazz fans will be interested to know Bill Frisell, the great guitar player.ĬONTRERAS. There's kind of pop sensibility to it.ĬONTRERAS: She's got a very, very unique place in music.

MARTIN: So I knew what was going on in the storyline, first of all. First, it's English, which - you guys don't bring in that much stuff that's English language. MARTIN: That was not what I expected it to be. RODRIGUEZ: (Singing) While you sang to me. It's just a great, great love song with this perfect bicultural touch. JIMMY RODRIGUEZ: (Singing) I dreamed I was Lola Beltran, and you were Javier Solis.ĬONTRERAS: These are two classical ranchera mariachi singers. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'I DREAMED I WAS LOLA BELTRAN') This is a track called 'I Dreamed I Was Lola Beltran.' The album's called 'Lola.' And to me, my ears, it is one of the defining sounds of Austin, where you mix Mexican-American culture with all the things we've been talking about. There's a great new album out by a singer named Carrie Rodriguez. Are we going to stay in Latin America for your next pick?ĬONTRERAS: Austin, where the mix of cultures and music is always, to me, just struck me as so unique because it's a mix of country, rock, blues, Mexican music, all of this stuff. And you can start listening to this stream on January 29. This album, by the way, will be featured on our First Listen series, where you can stream an album a week before it's released. This song is called 'La Flor Y La Voz,' 'The Flower And The Voice.'ĬONTRERAS: It's a very clever and innovative mixture of influences. He's in this really famous project Sidestepper, which kind of mixes Colombian typical beats with electronica. And we ended up having breakfast with this producer Richard Blair. GARSD: Yeah, this is a producer that we met when we were traveling in Colombia. Jas (ph), tell us what we're listening to right now. And they come this week with some new music and a tribute. Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd host the weekly podcast about Latino arts and culture. It's time for our first visit of the year with our friends at Alt.Latino.

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